The great and the good of the world's policymakers and economists are
gathering at the World Economic Forum again. Here's everyone you need to
keep an eye on this year

Climate change with Pharrell WilliamsSession: What's Next? A Climate for ActionSpeakers: Nobel Laureate Al Gore reveals what's next for climate in 2015. The former vice-president will be joined by Pharrell Williams, Creative Director of Bionic Yarn. The session will be live-streamed. Time: 9.00-9.30am

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Session: PM Renzi will be addressing the forum on Transformational Leadership. The session will be broadcast live on the Davos website. Time: 10.30-11am, Congress centre.

Tony Blair on religion's role in the worldSession: Religion: A Pretext for Conflict? As the world sees rising conflict and intolerance from religious groups, the session will explore whether religious intolerance is actually religious.Speakers: Tony Blair, Middle East Quartet Representative; Thabo Cecil Makgoba, Archbishop and of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa; Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson, Co-Founder of Zaytuna CollegeTime: 11.30-1pm

What does the future hold for Ukraine?Session: President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will join founder of WEF Klaus Schwab to speak about his country's future and conflict with RussiaTime: 2.30-3pm

Can the world avoid secular stagnation?Session: Avoiding a Centennial Slump - how can advanced economies avoid a decade of secular stagnation? Speakers: Larry Summers, former US treasury secretary; Angel Gurría, secretary-general of the OECD; Joe Oliver, finance minister of CanadaTime: 3-4pm

Thursday, January 22

Ending the QE experimentSession: How will markets respond to the end of quantitative easing and the prospect of higher interest rates?Speakers: Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF; Larry Summers, economist; Ana Botin, chairwoman of Santander; Gary Cohn, CEO of Goldman Sachs; Ray Dalio, chief investment officer of BridgewaterTime: 8am-9am

Angela Merkel on global responsibilitiesSession: The German chancellor will be discussing 'Global Responsibilities in a Digital Age', moments after Mario Draghi is widely expected to announce measures for more monetary stimulus in the eurozone. Time: 1.15-1.45pm. The session will be available in a live webcast.

In technology we trustSession: How can trust in the hyperconnected company be preserved?Speakers: Tim Berners-Lee, professor at MIT; Marissa Mayer, president of Yahoo; Vittorio Colao, chief executive of VodafoneTime: 3.45pm-4.45pm

The House of DebtSession: How did unsustainable household indebtedness lead to a global financial crisis? A conversation with economist and co-author of House of Debt, Atif Mian hosted by Thomas Friedman.Time: 4.45pm-5.15pm

The future of the digital economySession What is needed to ensure a thriving, open and secure digital economy?Speakers: Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft; Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officers of Facebook; Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of GoogleTime: 4.45pm-5.45pm

Peace in the Middle East with the King of JordanSession: Advancing Middle East Security and Peace - a conversation with Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Kingdom of JordanTime: 1.15pm-1.45pm

In conversation with will.i.amSession: An Insight, An Idea with will.i.am - the musician and entrepreneur on accelerating youth entrepreneurship in underserved communities in the USTime: 4.45-5.15pm

Saturday, January 24

Central bankers and the global economySession: The global economic outlook - what should be at the top of the agenda for the global economy in the year ahead?Speakers: Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England; Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, Benoit Coeure, governing council member of the ECBTime: 1pm-2.15pm